Remember a couple years back, when Genius was home for a short holiday, and we went to the casino, and when Farmer H let me out behind the garage upon return... I dropped my cell phone? Dropped it while bending down to pet my fleabags who so loyally greeted me. It landed face down on the gravel scattered on the concrete of the carport, and shattered its face.
I was planning to get a new phone, but it was still VIRUS-y times, and not everyplace was open. And when we drove to get one after seeing online that it was in stock, it was NOT in stock. So I had to wait.
Well. I'm still waiting. My phone is usable. But the shattered glass at the bottom of the screen makes it hard to read texts. AND when I type in my own texts, those cracks sometimes enter what letters they THINK I touched.
Anyhoo... it's not too much of a hardship. Except for reading and sending texts. Mainly what I use my phone for. And I saved money by not buying a new phone.
Guess who's getting a new phone on Monday?
NOT ME!
Farmer H is getting a new phone. His phone sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Sometimes it goes straight to voice mail when I try to call. And he gets my texts hours later. Now he's having trouble making outgoing calls. Not a good thing when he had to call certain agencies for approval on some of his sales. So he has to borrow a phone from assorted buddies who also sell at the flea market.
Anyhoo... Farmer H will be getting a new phone. I had to look up suitable models so he will know what to ask for. With the prices. And warn him not to jump at certain DEALS that might say he gets a free or discounted phone, with the addition of a new line, or an updated account. Nope. Don't waste that carrot waving it in front of Old Mule Farmer H. We will keep plodding along with our same account. Nothing fancy for us.
Besides, it might affect the grandfathered UNLIMITED usage that The Pony enjoys while paying us to keep his phone on our account.
4 comments:
You can't get a new phone for yourself at the same time? Or even have a new screen fitted on your current phone? Tsk Tsk.
River,
I COULD. I'm just cheap. And more importantly, I HATE CHANGE! I'd have to learn a new phone. After the first couple months, I got used to the inconvenience of the cracks. It's not like people are burning up my phone texting me! Mainly it's just The Pony, and sometimes Farmer H notifying me of his whereabouts. I'd probably have to leave it somewhere for a bit to get a new screen. Inconvenient for me.
We always get new phones together. I am not concerned with having the latest model, just one that functions the way I am used to. HeWho watches TV on his! We have a big screen TV, why would you want to watch a program in miniature?
Kathy,
Farmer H gets about three phones to my one. He's either wearing them out, or getting them wet, or dropping them. I, too, don't understand watching TV on a phone. Nor reading a book on a phone. That's like devolving, just for the sake of looking "hip!"
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